Holder.



T. B. KUGZYNSKI.

. HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 15 1913.

1,069,961.. Patented Aug. 12, 1913.

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THOMAS BERNARD KUCZYNSKI, ()IE MILWAUKEE,

WISCONSIN.

HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 12,1913.

Application filed March 15, 1913. Serial No. 754,603.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS BERNARDKUo-zvNsnI, a citizen of the United States, and residentof Milwaukee, inthe county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Holders; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention has for its object to provide a simple, economical andeffective holder for rolls of paper, towels or the like.

lVith the above objects in view the invention consists in certainpeculiarities of construction and combination of parts as hereinafterset forth with reference to the accompanying drawings and subsequentlyclaimed.

In. the drawings Figure 1 represents a plan view of a holderembodyingthe features of my invention; Fig. 2, an enlarged detailed sectionalelevation of the holder spindle and detachable cap therefor; Fig. 3, anelevation of the spindle end showing the locking grooves for the cap,and Fig. 4, a detailed cross-section of the spindle end and cap, thesection being indicated by line 44 of Fig. 2.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention as applied to abracket for holding rolls of toilet paper, it being understood that thesaid holder is equally applicable for use in connection with rollertowels or the like.

Referring by characters to the drawings, 1 represents a bracket armprovided with a foot 2 for attachment to a wall or other fixture. Thearm 2 supports an integral hollow spindle 3, which spindle is providedfor the reception of a roll of paper that is slipped over an end tip 4of the same. The end tip 4; is of slightly reduced diameter with respectto the spindle. the said reduction forming a shoulder. The tip, asshown, is provided with a semi-circular annular groove 5, which grooveis set back from the tip edge and is intersected midway of its length bya throat slot 6 that is flared outwardlyfrom the groove to the end ofthe tip in V shape, the said V-shaped slot forming a guide channel tothe groove. In practice after the roll of paper has been inserted uponthe spindle the same is held in position thereon by a cap-flange 7,which flange is provided with a hub-sleeve 8 of the same outer diameteras the spindle and hence when the sleeve is adjusted in position itforms a continuation of the spindle for guiding the paper roll which isof a length equal to the distance between the flange and 'arm from whichthe spindle springs. The sleeve carries an internal pin 9, which pinserves in conjunction with the annular groove to lock the cap-flange inplace. The outer face of the cap-flange is provided with a raised gagefinger 9, which finger is in radial alinement with the sleeve-pin 9 andserves as a visual indicator whereby said sleeve pin can be alined withthe throat slot incidental to the cap-flange being inserted inpositionupon the spindle.

From the foregoing description it is apparent that after the paper rollhas been afiixed to the spindle, the operator adjusts the cap-flange inplace. This is accomplished by approximately alining the pin 9 with thewide mouth of the throat-slot and thereafter the sleeve of thecap-flange is forced to its seat upon the spindle tip 4,

Thereafter the said cap-flange is twisted in either direction until therotary movement is limited by engagement of the pin with the slot end,whereby the cap is locked. It is obvious that to renew a roll of paperthat the cap-flange can readily be removed by a reverse operation, itbeing also apparent that even should the sleeve of a cap-flange berotated incidental to twisting of the paper in either direction thatsaid sleeve will not become disengaged from the end of the spindle tip,but will simply rock from one end of the slot 5 to the other, dependingupon the direction of rotation of the paper.

While I have shown and described this cap-flange locking means inconnection with a holder of the type mentioned, it is apparent that thesaid locking means may be utilized in connection with the locking meansof a spindle of any type.

I claim:

1. A holder comprising a spindle having a reduced tip, the tip beingprovided with an annular transverse groove and an outwardly flaredthroat slot extending from the groove to the tip end intermediate of theends of the groove, a cap provided with a sleeve for engagement with thecap, and an internal projecting pin carried by the sleeve for lockingengagement with the groove, the pin being adapted to enter the groovethrough the throat slot.

2. A roll-holder comprising an arm, attach'lng means for the arm, aroll-holding spindle extending from the arm having a reduced tip, thetip being provided with an annular transverse groove and an outwardlyflared throat slot extending from the groove to the tip end intermediateof the ends of the groove, a cap provided with a sleeve for engagementwith the cap, and an internal projecting pin carried by the sleeve,through the throat slot.

for locking engagement with the groove, the

pin being adapted to enter the groove In testimony that I claim theforegoing I have hereunto set my hand at Milwaukee in the county ofMilwaukee and State of Wisconsin in the presence of two Witnesses.

THOMAS BERNARD KUGZYNSKI.

